Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Angela Merkel's favored candidate, won the vote to succeed her as head of Germany's ruling Christian Democratic party. The 56-year-old Merkel acolyte defeated Friedrich Merz.
Kramp-Karrenbauer offered her fellow candidates, Merz and Jens Spahn, a role in running the CDU, extending a hand following the hotly contested race to succeed Merkel. In his concession speech, Merz offered his backing for Kramp-Karrenbauer and urged his supporters to get behind the party's new leader.
The 56-year-old Merkel acolyte defeated Merz in the second round of voting after Spahn...Read more ...